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Descending colon volvulus in a patient with persistent left mesocolon: A case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Persistent descending mesocolon is a congenital anomaly in which the mesentery of the descending colon fails to fuse with the retroperitoneum, resulting in a mobile colon that is suspended by a mesentery extending from the left upper quadrant to the ...
Fabio Laterza, MD, Michele Dezio, MD, Annachiara Ceccherini, MD, Roberta Dattoli, MD, Diletta De Lucia, MD, Mario Di Diego, MD, Federico Cofone, MD, Angela Calabrese, MD, Roberto Calbi, MD   +8 more
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Persistent descending mesocolon: Case report [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2012
Introduction. Positional anomalies of the right half of the colon are quite common whereas positional anomalies of the left half of the colon are much less common because of embryological disorders during the period of the embryological development of
Trebješanin Zoran, Babić Srđan, Vučurević Goran, Popov Petar, Ilijevski Nenad, Blagotić Milena   +5 more
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Acute abdominal pain due to sigmoid volvulus with persistent descending mesocolon: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Persistent descending mesocolon, an anomaly of fixation of the mesentery of the descending colon, can sometimes cause complications such as intestinal obstruction and intussusception. We present the first reported case of sigmoid volvulus with
Hirotaka Kato, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Yoshifumi Sakata   +2 more
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A colovesical fistula with a persistent descending mesocolon due to partial situs inversus: A case report [PDF]

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 2017
Situs inversus viscerum, a congenital condition in which the visceral organs are a mirror image of their normal physiological positions, could be total or partial. Persistent descending mesocolon (PDM) is a congenital anomaly that is asymptomatic because of its short length.
Hirofumi Tazawa, Yuzo Hirata, Tomohiro Miwata   +2 more
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Persistent descending mesocolon as a vital risk factor for anastomotic failure and prolonged operative time for sigmoid colon and rectal cancers [PDF]

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2023
Background The diagnostic criteria and effect of persistent descending mesocolon (PDM) on sigmoid and rectal cancers (SRCs) remain controversial. This study aims to clarify PDM patients' radiological features and short-term surgical results.
Shiwen Mei, Mingguang Zhang, Feng Ye, Wenlong Qiu, Jichuan Quan, Meng Zhuang, Xishan Wang, Jianqiang Tang   +7 more
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Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer with persistent descending mesocolon [PDF]

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2019
Background Persistent descending mesocolon (PDM) is caused by the absence of fusion of the descending colon to the retroperitoneum. We herein report two colorectal cancer cases with PDM that were treated with laparoscopic surgery.
Yukiharu Hiyoshi, Yuji Miyamoto, Kojiro Eto, Yohei Nagai, Masaaki Iwatsuki, Shiro Iwagami, Yoshifumi Baba, Naoya Yoshida, Hideo Baba   +8 more
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Four cases of laparoscopic colectomy for sigmoid colon and rectal cancer with persistent descending mesocolon [PDF]

Surgical Case Reports, 2020
Background Persistent descending mesocolon (PDM) is a congenital anomaly associated with the failure of fixation of the descending colon to the lateral abdominal wall.
Yumi Furuichi, Kensuke Kumamoto, Eisuke Asano, Akihiro Kondo, Jun Uemura, Hironobu Suto, Minoru Oshima, Takayoshi Kishino, Hisashi Usuki, Keiichi Okano, Yasuyuki Suzuki   +10 more
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Mesh Fixation to the Sacral Promontory From the Left Side of the Mesosigmoid: Two Cases of Robot‐Assisted Sacrocolpopexy for Persistent Descending Mesocolon [PDF]

IJU Case Reports
Introduction Persistent descending mesocolon is a congenital fixation abnormality where the left‐sided colon deviates medially. When significantly displaced to the right, it may affect sacrocolpopexy.
Kojiro Tanabe, Yasuno Takahashi, Yuki Takahashi, Ryohei Hashimoto, Yoshiko Oyama, Yuko Hatakeyama, Hitoshi Niikura   +6 more
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Colonic varices as a result of persistent mesocolon of the ascending and descending colon [PDF]

Endoscopy, 2011
S. Aono, Y. Hakozaki, M. Kanai, T. Tokunaga, N. Mataki, S. Kobari, K. Mitani, T. Miyaji, C. Okada   +8 more
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Coiled Descending Colon with Persistent Mesocolon and a Straight Sigmoid Colon – An Unique Congenital Anomaly

Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2016
Descending colon is a retroperitoneal part of colon extending from left colic flexure to the brim of pelvis. Rarely does it have a mesocolon. Descending colon is most commonly affected by ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and colon cancer.
Satheesha Nayak B, Ravindra S Swamy, Ashwini Aithal P, Ashwini Aithal P   +3 more
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